Israel Only Country to Escape Proposed State Department Budget Cuts

Israel would be the only country to escape the Trump administration’s proposed deep cuts in foreign aid, the State Department said Thursday. The proposed budget from the White House includes slashing the State Department budget by up to a third, cuts that would mostly target climate change, democracy promotion and health programs, and numerous foreign aid projects. In all, $17.3 billion would be cut from the State Department budget, which is about $50 billion. Congress is highly unlikely to approve the White House proposal, however, so the impact is still unknown. Mark Toner, a State Department spokesman, said U.S. aid to Israel, which totaled about $3.1 billion this year, would not be touched under the Trump plan. Israel gets more U.S. aid than any other nation. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israel-only-country-to-escape-proposed-state-department-budget-cuts/ar-BBydDCt?li=AA4Zpp&ocid=spartanntp

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